Running-gear for vehicles



A Patented Dec. I3, |898.

y H. A. Maven. RUNNING GEAR FOR VEHICLES.

(Application ledl Oct. 5, 1897.)

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TO P/ ATTORNEY Patented Dec. I3, |898.

H. A. MOYEN'. RUNNING vGEAR FOB VEHICLES.

(Application led Oct. 5, 1897.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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RUNNING-GEAR FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 616,004, dated December 13, 1898.

Application filed October 5, 1897.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY A. MOYER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Running-Gear for Vehicles, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to produce a very light and at the same time very strong and neat-appearing pleasure-vehicle; and to that end the invention consists in the improved construction of the metallic front axle and its connection with the head-block and reaches and also in the improved construction of the met-allie rear axle and means for securing thereto a cross-spring mounted direct-ly upon said axle,as hereinafter described, and set forth in the claims.

In the annexeddrawings, Figure lis a plan view of the central portion of the front axle and its connection with the reaches. Fig. 2 is a front view of t-he same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal section of the central portion of the front axle with the headblock and spring mounted thereon, taken on line Z Z in Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a transverse section on line X X in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detached front view of the front axle. Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective detail view of the king-bolt and braces formed in one piece therewith. Fig. 7 is a face View of the central portion of the rear axle, and Fig. S is a transverse section on line Y Y in Fig. 7.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

a represents the front axle; b, the headblock, pivoted to the axle by the king-bolt c. d denotes the spring mounted on said headblock, and c denotes the reaches, which connect the hind axle et' with the said head-block, and in addition to said connection said reaches are usually pivotally connected,with the lower end of the king-bolt passing through an eye in the junction of two braces attached to the reaches.

In the ordinary construction ol' the aforesaid king-bolt coupling the king-bolt is subjectcd to great lateral strain, by which it is liable to be broken, and in such cases the lower end portion of the king-bolt drops out Serial No. 654,108. (No model.)

of the axle and deprives the head-block and rear-running-gear of its connection with the said axle. I effectually prevent such accident by forming the king-bolt c and the braces f in one piece. Said braces extend from the lower end of the king-bolt rearward and are attached to the reaches e e, as more clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and the kingbolt'passes up through the axle, head-block h, and spring d and is screw-threaded on its upper end and provided with a nut g, as best shown in Figs. 3 and 4. of the drawings.

It will be observed that in the permanent attachment of the king-bolt with the braces e e, which latter are rigidly secured to the reaches, the king-bolt is retained in the axle and in the superposed parts independent of the nut g, and inasmuch as the reaches are connected to the head-block the aforesaid connection of the reaches with the king-bolt forms a permanent coupling between the two running-gears.

Another important feature of my invention consists in the improved construction of the front axle and its connection with the headblock; Said axle is forged of steel andwith the tubular post h projecting from the top, at the center of. the length of the axle, for the reception of the king-bolt, which passes through said post and axle. This post strengthens the center of the axle and compensates for the weakening effect of the king-bolt hole in the axle. y

To dispense with the usual wooden bed upon the top of the axle and to impart a neat and light appearance to the axle and at the same time strengthen the same, l further stiffen the same by gradually increasing the depth of the central portion of the axle and enlarging the diameter of the post h at its junction with the axle, as shown at h', and to relieve the king-bolt from lateral strain I attach to the underside of the head-block` a plate t', which is formed with a socket t" for the reception of the upper end of the post h. Said socket and head-block are provided with holes, which are in range with the axial channel of the post for the reception of the king-bolt. 'lhis'described construction of the axle and socketed plate on the headblock I do not limit to the use of the kingbolt formed with the braces c e in one piece,

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in the axle, and thus serve to prevent the as it is obvious that said construction is useful with the ordinary king-bolt. The rear axle a' is also forged of steel and shaped to dispense with the Wooden bed-piece. The central portion of said axle is reinforced by increased depth of its body and is formed with a seat upon the top of said portion for the cross-spring j, which is mounted directly upon it and secured thereto by a clip l, which is formed with a prolonged saddle-plate Z, seated upon the spring and having attached to it blind bolts o, which pass through the spring and are provided at the under side thereof with heads 0', which areA countersunk spring from turning on the axle.

In order to prevent the clip from shifting on the axle in case the nuts n on the ends of the clip work loose, I provide a clip-tie, which is permanently attached to the axle by forging the said axle with perforated ears t, projecting from the front and rear of the axle and receiving the shanks of the clip through them, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings.

iVhat l claim as my invention isl. The metallic axle forged with an upwardprojecting tubular pivot-post for the reception of the king-bolt, as set forth.

2. The metallic axle forged with an upwardprojecting pivot-post in combination with the head-block provided with a metallic socket for the reception of the upper end portion of said post, as set forth.

3. The combination of the axle formed with an upward-projecting tubular pivot-post, the

head-block provided on its lower portion with a metallic socket for the reception of the upl end portion of said post, and the kingper post and headbolt passing through the axle, block, as set forth.

it. The combination with the metallic axle, of a tubular pivot-post projecting from the top of said axle and formed integral therewith, the head-block having secured to its under side a plate formed with a socket countersunk in said head-block and embracing the upper end portion of said post, and the king-bolt passing through said axle, post and head-block, as set forth.

5. The combination with the metallic axle, and the reaches, of a tubular pivot-post projecting from the top of said axle and formed integral therewith, the head-block having secured to its under side aplate formed with a socket countersunk in the head-block and embracing the upper end portion of said post, a king-bolt passing through said axle, post and head-block and provided with a nut on its upper end and braces extending rearward from the lower end of the king-bolt and formed integral therewith and'attached to the reaches, as set forth and shown.

G. The combination of the rear axle forged in one piece with perforated ears projecting from the front and rear thereof, the spring seated directly upon said axle, and a clip straddling the spring and passing through the aforesaid ears and provided with nuts on their lower ends, as set forth and shown.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name this 1st day of October, 1897.

HARVEY A. MOYER. [L 5.]

Vitnesses:

J. J. LAAss,

H. B. SMITH. 

